02/20/2021
I found this to be true as well. Often times in my Air Force career, I'd ask question after question after question so I could understand what I was being told.
It served a several purposes for me.
First, it helped me truly understand complex things.
Second, it taught the people that worked for me that I cared about what they were saying and that they needed to have a complete understanding of the situation or topic as well.
Third, it prepared me to brief my bosses if I needed to. The better I understood it, the better I could simplify it for busy leaders and explain the consequences or impacts in ways that were meaningful to the leaders and helpful for the organization.
Be brave enough to be the idiot!
"It's likely that if you're having trouble understanding something, then somebody else in the room is as well. Asking questions doesn't mean you're the stupidest person in the room; it usually means you're the only one brave enough to speak up." ~Simon Sinek
It's likely that if you're having trouble understanding something, then somebody else in the room is as well. Asking questions doesn't mean you're the stupid...
